/// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified number of bits into a byte array
        /// </summary>
        public static int WriteUInt32(uint source, int numberOfBits, byte[] destination, int destinationBitOffset)
        {
#if BIGENDIAN
            // reorder bytes
            source = ((source & 0xff000000) >> 24) |
                     ((source & 0x00ff0000) >> 8) |
                     ((source & 0x0000ff00) << 8) |
                     ((source & 0x000000ff) << 24);
#endif

            int returnValue = destinationBitOffset + numberOfBits;
            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)source, numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)source, 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 8), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 8), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 16), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 16), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 24), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            return(returnValue);
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Writes the specified number of bits into a byte array
        /// </summary>
        public static int WriteUInt64(ulong source, int numberOfBits, byte[] destination, int destinationBitOffset)
        {
#if BIGENDIAN
            source = ((source & 0xff00000000000000L) >> 56) |
                     ((source & 0x00ff000000000000L) >> 40) |
                     ((source & 0x0000ff0000000000L) >> 24) |
                     ((source & 0x000000ff00000000L) >> 8) |
                     ((source & 0x00000000ff000000L) << 8) |
                     ((source & 0x0000000000ff0000L) << 24) |
                     ((source & 0x000000000000ff00L) << 40) |
                     ((source & 0x00000000000000ffL) << 56);
#endif

            int returnValue = destinationBitOffset + numberOfBits;
            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)source, numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)source, 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 8), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 8), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 16), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 16), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 24), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 24), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 32), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 32), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 40), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 40), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 48), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 48), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            if (numberOfBits <= 8)
            {
                BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 56), numberOfBits, destination, destinationBitOffset);
                return(returnValue);
            }
            BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)(source >> 56), 8, destination, destinationBitOffset);
            destinationBitOffset += 8;
            numberOfBits         -= 8;

            return(returnValue);
        }
 /// <summary>
 /// Writes a signed byte
 /// </summary>
 public void Write(sbyte source)
 {
     EnsureBufferSize(m_bitLength + 8);
     BitWriter.WriteByte((byte)source, 8, m_data, m_bitLength);
     m_bitLength += 8;
 }
 /// <summary>
 /// Writes a boolean value using 1 bit
 /// </summary>
 public void Write(bool value)
 {
     EnsureBufferSize(m_bitLength + 1);
     BitWriter.WriteByte((value ? (byte)1 : (byte)0), 1, m_data, m_bitLength);
     m_bitLength += 1;
 }